South Carolina Teacher Ann Fox Smith’s Murder Still Unsolved, 14 Years Later
Unsolved
Missing
December 30, 2022
Missing West Virginia Woman Last Seen Leaving Bar with Older Man
Investigators in West Virginia have now confirmed that 28-year-old Gretchen Fleming was last seen leaving a bar in the early hours of December 4 with an older man, but, they say, that man has given them “inconsistent statements” about what happened after that. Fleming’s family reported her missing to the Parkersburg Police Department on December …
Bad Doctors
December 30, 2022
Chicago Mother-of-4 Dies After Plastic Surgery in the Dominican Republic
A beloved Chicago mother of four died earlier this month after having cosmetic surgery in the Dominican Republic, and her family is pushing for an investigation. Sucretta Tolliver traveled to the island nation on December 12 and died two days later at a recovery home, her daughter, Mariah Price, told WMAQ. “Life is precious, and …
Heroes
December 29, 2022
New Yorkers Say Farewell to Beloved Firefighter Who Died in Training Accident
Hundreds of people gathered Thursday to say good-bye to a beloved New York firefighter who died earlier this month in a training accident at his Brooklyn firestation. William “Billy” Moon, 47, spent 20 years in Queens before moving over to Rescue Company 2 in Brooklyn and served on the Islip Volunteer Fire Department in his …
Murder
December 29, 2022
Brooklyn Woman Charged With Killing Dad In Attack She Initially Blamed on a ‘Home Invasion’
New York police have arrested a woman in the stabbing death of her father at his Brooklyn home on Thursday. Nikki Secondino, 22, was also charged with attempted murder of her 19-year-old sister, in addition to the murder of her father, 61-year-old Carlo Secondino, WPIX reported. Police were initially investigating the slaying as a home …
Homicide
December 29, 2022
Toddler Boy Found Buried in Rural Area; Possible Suspect in Custody
California police who learned of a 2-year-old boy’s death on Friday reportedly discovered his body buried in a different county. Oakland police spokesperson Paul Chambers told KUTV that Sao Pablo police notified them of Ja’mari Madkins’ death on December 23. The toddler is believed to have died in Oakland, but the news outlet reported that …
Murder
December 29, 2022
Husband Charged With Murdering Wife After Christmas Eve Fight
Christopher Colbert called his father after the shooting and told him his wife Tamara had shot herself.
Crime Stories
December 29, 2022
Crime Stories with Nancy Grace: Childhood Friends Found Dead in Anguilla Vacay Hotspot, Wives Clam Up
Casey MacPherson-Pomeroy and Caleb Guillory are childhood friends. Casey and his wife are living in Anguilla while Casey attends medical school. Caleb, his wife, and two other friends visit Anguilla to ring in 2019, but the new year brings tragedy. Caleb and Casey die after ordering a drink at a beach bar. The island’s coroner …
Court
December 29, 2022
Man Who Shot Bike Riding Boy Point Blank in the Head Sentenced to Life Without Parole
A North Carolina man accused of fatally shooting a 5-year-old boy riding his bike took an Alford plea on Thursday and was sentenced to life in prison without parole. An Alford plea means that Darius Sessoms, 25, maintains that he is innocent of the murder of Cannon Hinnant, witnessed by neighbors as well as the …
Murder
December 29, 2022
Mom Stabs 2 Kids 100 Times, Puts Their Bodies in Bed & Mops the House
A Massachusetts woman was sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison for murdering her two sons in 2018. On Tuesday, Latarsha Sanders, 48, was convicted of the first-degree murders of her sons, Edson and La’Son Brito, ages 8 and 5, whom she stabbed to death in their Brockton home. The Boston Globe reported that Sanders …
Missing
December 29, 2022
Rapper Theophilus London Reported Missing in LA’s Skid Row
Rapper Theophilus London has been reported missing after his family said they “lost complete contact with him” four months ago. Los Angeles police said London, 35, was last seen in the city’s Skid Row area and has not been seen since then, NBC News reported. “The person reporting and Theophilus’s family members lost complete contact …
Unsolved
December 29, 2022
Landlord Cleaning Out Hoarder Home Finds Decomposing Body in Trash Bag
A decomposed body was reportedly found at a New Jersey home on Friday, prompting an investigation. The landlord of the Trenton home where a body was discovered in a garbage bag told News12 that he had evicted the tenant that lived there because he was a hoarder and residents had complained of a foul odor. …